The Measurement of Welfare, Well-being and Sustainable Development Jan Pieter Smits and Rutger Hoekstra (Statistics Netherlands)
Introduction Four guidelines –Need for a conceptual framework –Three dashboards (current QoL, capital, international dimension) –An indicator set –Policy-relevance
Overview Quality of life Capital International dimension Wellbeing DevelopmentEU rankProblems Personal charact. Social/environment Natural capital Human capital Social capital Economic capital Natural capital Knowledge Intern. cooperation Material welfare
Dashboard 1 Quality of life Theme DevelopmentEU rank CORE INDICATORS WellbeingS Material welfareO PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS Health S O Housing S O Education S O Leisure time S O Income security S O O SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Physical Safety S O Inequality and social exclusion S O O S Social participation and trust S S O O Institutions S O Nature and air quality S O O
Dashboard 2 Capital CapitalTheme DevelopmentEU rank Natural capital Land Nature Climate Energy Soil quality Water quality Air quality Human capital Labour Health Education Social kapitaal Social participation/trust Knowledge networks Institutions Economi cand financial capital Physical capital Knowledge (R&D) Financial debt
Dashboard 3 International dimension Theme DevelopmentEU rank Energy Resources Climate International cooperation Knowledge
Policy indicators 1Wellbeing 2Material welfare 3Health 4Housing 5Education 6Lesiure time 7Income security 8Physical safety 9Inequality and social exclusion 10Social participation/trust 11Institutions 12Nature 13Land 14Climate 15Energy 16Soil quality 17Water quality 18Lucht quality 19Labour 20Physical capital 21Debt 22Resources 23Inernational cooperation 24Knowledge (R&D) Indicator Growth rate EU rank Historical CO2 emissions1,4%11(/17) GHG emissions per persoon-0,5%21 CO2 emissions per energy unit-0,8%11 CO2 emissions for consumption0,0%NB CO2 balance of trade-6,4%NB Renewable energy8,1%21(/26) Renewable electricty10,4%18 Visualisations/ Policy targets